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Please clarify whether oxygenates blended into either conventional gasoline or Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (RBOB) downstream of the refinery need to be included in sulfur compliance calculations.
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Section 80.205(c) provides that a refiner or importer may include oxygenates added downstream from the refinery or import facility if the requirements under § 80.69(a) or § 80.101(d)(4)(ii) of the RFG/CG regulations are met. Therefore, a refiner or…
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Are renovations performed on detached garages, sheds and other detached outbuildings on the property subject to the RRP Rule?
Yes. EPA interprets target housing to include pre-1978 buildings or structures that are (1) located on the residential portion of the property, and (2) associated with the residential use of the property. As a practical matter, the entire property of most urban and suburban residential lots is normally considered to…
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How do the RRP requirements apply to renovations on a pre-1978 building that contains both multi-room apartments (i.e., target housing) and zero-bedroom dwellings?
In pre-1978 buildings that contain a mix of target housing and zero-bedroom dwellings, the Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule applies only to renovations performed in target housing and common areas. Common areas are those portions of a property generally accessible to residents/users of target housing, and can exist…
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Does zoning affect the target housing determination? For example, would a pre-1978 house that is zoned for commercial or office use, but used for residential purposes be considered target housing?
In determining whether a pre-1978 property is target housing, it is the actual or intended use of the property that matters, not its zoning classification. Therefore, a pre-1978 house that is used or intended to be used as a residence, even if only temporary, is target housing regardless of its…
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In the NPRM, the sulfur standards were expressed without decimal places, but the final rule provides that the standards are expressed with two decimal places (§§ 80.195, 205). Why did EPA include this change?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . EPA included the decimal places to ensure that the sulfur standards are not exceeded by rounding down actual average sulfur levels. We do not believe reporting the average sulfur level to two decimals creates any additional burden as…
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It is our understanding that, if a portion of the gasoline produced by a refinery located within the GPA is sold outside of the United States, that gasoline is not subject to the sulfur standards and it only has to meet the standards of the country to whi
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Gasoline that is exported for sale outside the United States is not subject to the requirements of the gasoline sulfur rule, including gasoline produced by a refiner located within the GPA. See § 80.200(c).
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How would the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule classify a pre-1978 property that is used for both residential and non-residential purposes?
EPA has interpreted target housing to include pre-1978 buildings or structures that are (1) located on the residential portion of the property, and (2) associated with the residential use of the property. In other words, if a portion of residential property is used for nonresidential purposes, the portion will nonetheless…
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If a renovation is taking place in a home built in 1950, but in an addition that was built in 1980, does the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule apply to the renovation?
Yes. The RRP Rule applies to a renovation in target housing unless it has been determined that the components affected by the renovation are free of paint or other surface coatings that contain lead equal to or in excess of 1.0 milligrams per square centimeter (mg/cm2) or 0.5% by weight…
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Older hotels built before 1978 are knocking down walls, combining two hotel rooms, and making their units two-room or even three-room suites. Does the RRP Rule apply when one-room units are converted to two-room suites?
Yes. A renovation performed for the purpose of converting a building, or part of a building, into target housing or a child-occupied facility is a renovation for purposes of the RRP Rule. Hotel suites that provide a sleeping area that is separate from the living area are covered by the…
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What is "housing for persons with disabilities"?
“Housing for persons with disabilities” means housing that is designed to meet the special needs of persons with disabilities and that is reserved for such persons. A person with a disability may include a person who has a disability attributable to a mental or physical impairment, or a person with…
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What is EPA doing?
EPA is working with its governmental partners and other stakeholders to investigate and address the issue. Most recently, EPA issued a letter to the state of Minnesota requesting a plan of action to address nitrate contamination in drinking water.
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Does the term "target housing" mean just low income housing, or any home built before 1978 regardless of the financial status of the occupants?
Answer: “Target housing” means any housing constructed prior to 1978, except housing for the elderly or persons with disabilities or any 0-bedroom dwelling (unless any child who is less than six years of age resides or is expected to reside in such housing). The income of the occupants of the…
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6. Is commingling of different types of ethanol permitted? If so, what systems must be employed?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . With one exception, the RFS program places no restrictions on the mixing of ethanol produced in different facilities, by different feedstocks, or through different processes. Also, RINs assigned to ethanol are fungible, in that a specific assigned RIN…
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If a facility is grandfathered, is it also exempt from the requirement that feedstocks must be renewable biomass?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Even if a facility is exempt from the 20% GHG reduction requirement, in order to generate RINs, the facility is still required to use feedstocks that meet the definition of renewable biomass. The definition of renewable fuel in…
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Are renovations in short-term lodgings, such as hotels and motels, time share properties, and homeless shelters, covered by the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule?
Yes, if the property renovated is not a zero-bedroom dwelling. A zero-bedroom dwelling is a residential dwelling in which the living area is not separated from the sleeping area. The term includes efficiencies, studio apartments, dormitory housing, military barracks and rentals of individual rooms in residential dwellings. The short-term nature…
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